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REPORT OF THE MEETING OF EXPERTS (PART 2) :MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND STOCKPILING OF BACTERIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGICAL) AND TOXIN WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION, 1ST MEETING, GENEVA, 10-14 NOVEMBER 2003 ; MEETING OF EXPERTS, GENEVA, 18-29 AUGUST 2003

The States Parties noted that the International Health Regulations (2005) are important for building capacity to prevent, protect against, control and respond to the international spread of disease. (...) United States of America The States Parties noted that the International Health Regulations (2005) are important for building capacity to prevent, protect against, control and respond to the international spread of disease. (...) Recognizing the importance of disease surveillance and detection efforts for identifying and confirming the cause of outbreaks, States Parties recognized the need to work, in accordance with their respective circumstances, national laws and regulations, to improve their own capacities in this area, and cooperating, upon request, to build the capacity of other States Parties.

There are two main ways in which EU plays a role in shaping British environmental law and policy: (a) EU regulations which lay down rules and standards that are directly applicable in member States; (b) EU directives which require transposition into the domestic legislation of member States as well as changes in British law or administrative practice. (...) This is a general measure that allows specific regulations to be made, principally the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 (COPR). 69. In parallel, the system outlined above is gradually being replaced by EC arrangements based on the harmonizing Directive 91/414/EEC which establishes rules for placing plant protection products (broadly agricultural pesticides) on the market. Under these regulations, the active ingredients of both new and existing pesticides are assessed by member States and, if found to be satisfactory, are listed on Annex I to the Directive.

Does your State Party have anything new to declare in relation to legislation, regulations and other measures? (...) CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURE E Form 7: Legislation, regulations and other measures 17. At the Third Review Conference the States parties agreed to implement the following: As an indication of the measures which they have taken to implement the Convention, States parties shall declare whether they have legislation, regulations or other measures: (a) to prohibit the development, production, stockpiling, acquisition or retention of microbial or other biological agents, or toxins, weapons, equipment and means of delivery, specified in Article I of the Convention, within their territory or anywhere under their jurisdiction or control; (b) in relation to the export or import of micro-organisms pathogenic to man, animals and plants or of toxins in accordance with the Convention; States parties shall complete the attached form (Form E) and shall be prepared to submit copies of the legislation or regulations, or written details of other measures on request to the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs or to an individual State party. On an annual basis States parties shall indicate, also on the attached form, whether or not there has been any amendment to their legislation, regulations or other measures.

WP.6 United States States Parties should identify mechanisms for funding the procurement and transport of assets and examine potential liability arrangements for the provision of assistance. (...) WP.17 Iran (NAM) [There is a] need for establishing procedures to settle disputes if a State Party is restricted and/or denied by another State Party or a group of States Parties on drugs, medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and related equipment and materials for peaceful purposes as enshrined in the Article X of the Convention, including by considering a standing body. (...) To date, very few States Parties have submitted such reports. S 13/8 AM 3.

Up to that date, the company Global Strategies Group had been in charge of security in the so-called “Green Zone”. 5 United States Department of State, government contract. (...) Another clause establishes that “the contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, United States of America, and of Honduras, as though signed in that location, nullifying any conflict of laws to which it may give rise. (...) It remains to be determined whether the Hondurans and Chileans were acting as members of the armed forces of a party to the conflict, i.e., whether, having been recruited under a contract with the United States Department of State, they were members of the United States Army. 51.

A “NA” (Not Applicable) in any data field signifies that the data field is not applicable to that State where through legally binding instruments States specified that they do not possess related materials or facilities. (...) (Money Laundering Act, MLA) Regulations concerning measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, etc. (Money Laundering Regulations, MLR) Crime - The Money Laundering Unit (ØKOKRIM/ EFE - Enheten for finansiell etterretning) Money Laundering Regulations 2009 12 abovementioned activities related to means of delivery1 X X ?

However, a study by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation entitled “Tracking and enforcement of hazardous waste shipments in North America: A needs assessment”i identified some problems in tracking transboundary movements of hazardous wastes, and concluded that at least within a North American context, the most critical limitation E/CN.4/2003/56/Add.2 Page 10 of existing tracking systems identified is their inability to track a single shipment “from cradle to grave” when “the cradle was in one country and the grave in another”.j 31. In addition, regulations have been made under CEPA establishing requirements for PCB storage sites,k the treatment and destruction of federally owned PCBs, and prohibiting the export of PCB wastes to any country other than the United States. 32. (...) The Special Rapporteur notes that under the current system of hazardous waste management, the federal Government has the power under the Import/Export regulations to say no to an import or export. However, it appears that in practice it relies to a very wide extent on the judgement of the State (or province in the case of imports) whether the wastes will be managed in an environmentally sound manner (ESM). (...) The Pest Control Products Act (PCPA)s and regulations provide the legislative mandate to regulate pest control products in Canada.

REQUEST FOR THE INCLUSION OF AN ADDITIONAL ITEM IN THE AGENDA OF THE 72ND SESSION : OBSERVER STATUS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE FUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN : LETTER DATED 5 OCTOBER 2017 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

Enforcement of laws and regulations relating to the export of toxic and dangerous products and wastes is the responsibility of a number of agencies and relies on their acting in cooperation.f The principal agencies in this respect are the EPA, the Department of Justice, the United States Customs Service, the FBI, the State Department, the Department of Transportation, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the United States Coast Guard. (...) During her mission to the United States the Special Rapporteur visited the same border from the United States side, around the city of El Paso, in the state of Texas. 42. (...) The owner abandoned the company, returning to the United States where he declared bankruptcy.ff 53. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that the United States system does not impose export regulations on SLABs destined for recycling.